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3 million houses are in too noisy a place (and that is not good for your health)

3 million houses are in too noisy a place (and that is not good for your health)

Does that also apply to your house? You can check it.

Since today, the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) have been tightened. Traffic must not exceed 53 decibels of noise. The noise from passing trains is harmful to your health from 54 decibels and for air traffic and windmills the limit is already 45 decibels.

Is there too much noise in my environment?
RTL analyzed the noise data from RIVM and concluded that in 37 percent of the houses the noise level exceeds 55 decibels. Are you curious about what it is like at your home? You can check that on this page.

Why is too much ambient noise bad for your health?
If you constantly hear noise at home, for example from cars driving by, it causes you to sleep worse and your blood pressure rises.